OTD in 1942, the Office of Strategic Services, CIA's predecessor, was established under the leadership of World War I hero William J. Donovan.

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Friday the 13th is infamous:

Jacques de Molay, the orders last & 23rd (10+13) grandmaster spoke with the king in Paris on June 24, 1307 about the accusations against his order and was partially reassured. Returning to Poitiers, he asked the pope to set up an inquiry to quickly clear the order of the rumours and accusations surrounding it. When the pope announced that an inquiry would be convened 24 August, the king acted decisively. On 14 September, in the deepest secrecy, he sent out his orders throughout all of France which resulted in mass arrests of Templars and confiscation of their possessions on Friday, October 13, 1307. Jacques de Molay was arrested in Paris, while he was planning to attend the funeral of Catherine of Valois. Just for a bit more synchronicity or ritual, Washington DC was purchased from a man named Pope and the land was known as Rome.